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Overview Students learn to design and develop product concepts, visualize them using the latest computer technology, and build models in a well-equipped model shop or computer lab. Students learn presentation skills to demonstrate their creative and unique solutions. Advanced industrial design topics include ergonomics, materials and manufacturing, and marketing. This bachelor degree in Industrial Design is offered by the University of Bridgeport. Cellphones, HDTV and computer monitors, lighting, furniture, home appliances, exhibition spaces, computer-aided design, hand-modeling: all part of the SASD Industrial Design Program. SASD is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the governing body of undergraduate and graduate art and design schools.Learning Outcomes Demonstrate ability to identify, analyze, and solve industrial design problems.?Assessment: Portfolio projects appropriately respond to project briefs, and are clear, focused, expressive, and communicative solutions to the stated problemsDemonstrate mastery of design tools, techniques, and concepts in industrial design.?Assessment: Projects and portfolios that evidence craftsmanship, adherence to project parameters, and appropriate selection of materials, manufacturing techniques, and implementationDemonstrate an understanding of the aesthetics of form development and of the history and current state of design.?Assessment: Projects, papers, and presentations for art and design history courses; in studio courses, projects that appropriately reference historical precedents and stylistic movements in industrial designDemonstrate proficiency in selection and use of relevant technologies in design. Abilities to use available technical and industrial processes to produce a design product, and to design and implement such a process.?Assessment: Project and portfolio solutions are made with the appropriate technology or software for the final application. Projects are planned to be feasibly reproducible by industrial/commercial means rather than by one-off or by handDemonstrate an understanding of the cultural and societal connections linking industrial design trends and processes as well as a knowledge of business practices and of the market place.?Assessment: Projects and portfolio solutions that are culturally- and audience-appropriate for the problem as posed by the brief for the projectDemonstrate proficiency in presenting their own work as well as discussing and constructively critiquing the work of others.?Assessment: Active participation in class critiques; clear, thoughtful presentation of students’ own projects, ability to give, accept, and incorporate feedback I want to find another Bachelor Course

The four-year B.S. Industrial Design program offered by the University of Bridgeport emphasizes conceptualization, design, and production of products for personal, home, industrial, and commercial use, ranging from domestic and consumer products to medical, entertainment, and more.

Disciplines

Industrial Design

Requirements

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 75

Other Requirements

1An application for admission. The University accepts both paper and electronic applications, as well as the Common Application. An official high school transcript SAT or ACT Scores Two letters of recommendation (recommended) Personal Statement (recommended) $25.00 non-refundable application fee

Industrial Design